Precision, precise or precisely may refer to:
Science, and technology, and mathematics
Mathematics and computing (general)
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Accuracy and precision
Accuracy and precision are two measures of ''observational error''.
''Accuracy'' is how close a given set of measurements ( observations or readings) are to their '' true value'', while ''precision'' is how close the measurements are to each ot ...
, measurement deviation from true value and its scatter
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Significant figures, the number of digits that carry real information about a measurement
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Precision and recall
In pattern recognition, information retrieval, object detection and classification (machine learning), precision and recall are performance metrics that apply to data retrieved from a collection, corpus or sample space.
Precision (also call ...
, in information retrieval: the proportion of relevant documents returned
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Precision (computer science)
In computer science, the precision of a numerical quantity is a measure of the detail in which the quantity is expressed. This is usually measured in bits, but sometimes in decimal digits. It is related to precision in mathematics, which descri ...
, a measure of the detail in which a quantity is expressed
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Precision (statistics), a model parameter or a quantification of precision
Computing products
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Dell Precision
Dell Precision is a series of computer workstations for CAD/architecture/ CG professionals, or as small-scale business servers.
Dell Precision Mobile Workstations
3000, 5000, 7000 Series (2015–current)
Dell announced a new seri ...
, a line of Dell workstations
* Precision Architecture, former name for
PA-RISC, a reduced instruction set architecture developed by Hewlett-Packard
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Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin", Canonical's sixteenth release of Ubuntu
Companies
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Precision Air, an airline based in Tanzania
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Precision Castparts Corp., a casting company based in Portland, Oregon, in the United States
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Precision Drilling
Precision Drilling Corporation is the largest drilling rig contractor in Canada, also providing oil field rental and supplies.
History
Precision Drilling Ltd. was founded in 1951.
In 1987, Precision Drilling was acquired by Cypress Drillin ...
, the largest drilling-rig contractor in Canada
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Precision Monolithics
Precision Monolithics, Inc. also known as PMI, was an American company based in Santa Clara, California, that developed and produced mixed signal and linear integrated circuits (ICs). It was a pioneer in the fields of digital-to-analog convert ...
, an American company that produced linear semiconductors
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Precision Talent
Founded in 2007, Precision Talent was a voice over talent management company, audio production house, voice over casting service, and a spoken word record label. It is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Precision Talent represented a ...
, a voice-over talent-management company
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F.E. Baker Ltd
F. E. Baker Ltd was a British motorcycle engine and cyclecar engine manufacturer based in the Precision Works, Moorsom Street, Birmingham, England. Founded in 1906 by Frank Edward Baker, the company produced motorcycle engines under the Precis ...
, maker of ''Precision'' motorcycle and cycle-car engines pre-WW1
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Precisely (company)
Precisely Holdings, LLC, doing business as Precisely, is a software company specializing in data integrity tools, and also providing big data, high-speed sorting, ETL, data integration, data quality, data enrichment, and location intelligenc ...
, formerly Syncsort
Other
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Precision Club, a bidding system in the game of contract bridge
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''Precision'' (march), the official marching music of the Royal Military College of Canada
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Precision 15
The Precision 15, also called the Precision 15 K (for keel), is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Jim Taylor and first built in 1995.
A sailing dinghy version with a centerboard and no ballast was also built and designat ...
, a self-bailing dinghy
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Fender Precision Bass
The Fender Precision Bass (often shortened to "P-Bass") is a model of electric bass guitar manufactured by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. In its standard, post-1957 configuration, the Precision Bass is a solid body, four-stringed instru ...
, by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
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''Precisely'' (sketch), a dramatic sketch by the English playwright Harold Pinter
See also
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Precisionism, an artistic movement also known as Cubist Realism
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Precisionist
Precisionism was a modernist art movement that emerged in the United States after World War I. Influenced by Cubism, Purism, and Futurism, Precisionist artists reduced subjects to their essential geometric shapes, eliminated detail, and often ...
(1981–2006), an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse
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